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  1. Chinewalker

    Dusted off a classic yesterday - 1952 Mercury KG7 Hurricane

    I'd been meaning to spend an afternoon just playing with outboards, rather than wrenching on them - and yesterday was the day. I hadn't run this motor in several years. Fired off on 2nd pull and still runs upwards of 30 mph on my 12-foot Duranautic. I absolutely LOVE this engine! The sound...
  2. Chinewalker

    A Johnrude Score x3!!

    An old fisherman I have helped out from time to time with keeping his fishing boat going returned the favor this weekend and dropped off a small pile of motors as a thank you! Included were: A 1955 Evinrude Fleetwin 7.5hp parts motor - missing cylinder head and recoil, but has the parts I need...
  3. Chinewalker

    Big American Glasser Cruiser! Anyone ever seen one?

    I just came across this ad on Fleabay. Shows a 1977 American 25 foot cruiser! I never knew they made such a thing! I always thought the American series stopped at 20-foot as a runabout. Now I have something to look out for! Anyone know if they actually built many of these beasts?
  4. Chinewalker

    The fleet grows a bit more...

    I picked this beauty up at an estate auction this weekend! I paid a bit more than I wanted to, but it's a nice upgrade from my 1963 14-footer which had been well abused before I got it. This one is a 1977 Seafarer 14. This makes four Starcrafts in my current fleet and the 9th one I've owned...
  5. Chinewalker

    How Do I Tell What It Fits? Honda Lower unit..

    Just picked up this unit in a pile of parts. Not sure what it fits. Got it narrowed down to either a 75/90 or a 115/130. Is there anything obvious I can measure or look for to tell one way or the other? Thanks!
  6. Chinewalker

    What do you do to get your winter boating fix?

    Currently measuring the amount of snow outside in feet, counting the degrees on one hand (or less), and the nearest open water is in the dog's water dish... Soooo, in past winters I've rebuilt a boat, or maybe a motor or three, but this winter I decided to build a boat - in 1/6 scale. It is a...
  7. Chinewalker

    A Rare One Surfaces - Starcraft Stinger S-19

    Wish I had $1800 burning a hole in my wallet... http://syracuse.craigslist.org/boa/2158768155.html
  8. Chinewalker

    Mystery Lower Unit?

    Can anyone I.D. this lower unit? Not sure if it's a Yamaha? Tohatsu? Thanks in advance!
  9. Chinewalker

    Is this cylinder block salvageable? 1987 Merc 70hp Triple

    Sucked a bearing and chewed up the head a bit. On a Johnrude with removeable heads I would try to find an unblemished head, but it's a little more difficult on a Merc with the head as part of the block. It isn't bad, but there are some pock-marks in the dome. Can this be bore oversized and...
  10. Chinewalker

    Is this bad?? (Catastrophic failure!)

    Do you think I can stick this back together with some Elmer's glue? Or maybe some duct tape? All joking aside, this poor motor was left in my driveway over the weekend. It was a 1974 Merc 500 50hp. Guy said it had been running great, but it went KACHUNK!!! while he was pulling his kids on a...
  11. Chinewalker

    Starcraft Star Outboard Motor (Force/Chrysler)

    Back in the early 1980s, Starcraft had a short-lived deal with Chrysler (or was it Force at that point?) and sold some rigs with rebadged motors, called Star. One just turned up locally... I almost feel the need to acquire it, just to have one. Almost. Not that I would ever actually use it...
  12. Chinewalker

    Don't often get stumped, but I am... Evinrude Lark IV 40hp

    A friend of mine dropped off his old Powercat to have me get his twin 1962 Evinrude 40s going. Mags have been rebuilt, lower units resealed, new impellers installed, carbs rebuilt with new ethanol resistant kits, etc. Port side motor starts easily and seems to run well on both cylinders...
  13. Chinewalker

    Answering that "will this work on this" question...

    I have a 1993 Johnson 20hp - had it on the rack for several years. It's a former rental motor that had the lower unit busted up beyond fixing. I recently picked up a 1982 Evinrude 35hp with a blown powerhead. Lower units were similar, but not the same - but close enough to work! Only thing I...
  14. Chinewalker

    Evinrude Sport-not-quite-Twins

    I picked these up last summer and rebuilt them over the winter. The '58 Sportwin came as a complete but locked up motor, while the '60 came in a box with some assembly required. Both got rebuilt powerheads, and the '60 also had the lower unit rebuilt as I discovered that the gears were shot...
  15. Chinewalker

    Merc XR4 on my 11-inch boat.

    Okay, got your attention. I did say 11-inch! Just thought I'd share a couple videos of what could be the worlds smallest high performance Mercury outboard! It's a Nylint toy Mercury XR4 that I've done a few mild upgrades to...
  16. Chinewalker

    Santa brought me a new toy! Glastron GT-150!

    Okay, so it's literally a toy! Actually, it's a late 1970s vintage Robbe Prinzess, which is a model of the Glastron GT-150. Made in Germany, it is powered by an electric Robbe Roqua outboard motor. The boat measures a bit over 2-feet long. I still have to figure out the electronics and such...
  17. Chinewalker

    Cross reference for "off brand" impeller match-ups?

    Hey all... I was considering starting a list of "modern" equivalents for various older impellers. For instance, you can take a newer style Sierra 18-3001, shave it down a bit and use it in the old Evinrude Fleetwin neutral clutch motors. Was wondering if others had found modern impellers that...
  18. Chinewalker

    The pleasures of tinkering...

    Last weekend after finally getting all the boats put away, floating docks pulled in and otherwise calling it a season, I decided to clean up the shop a bit and get ready for winter projects. Among them was a 1958 Evinrude 10hp I picked up off Craigslist last Spring for $20.00. It had been...
  19. Chinewalker

    Anyone know what this goes to? Transom/Rubrail Cap

    I believe it is a transom end cap to cover where the rub rail meets the transom. Not sure what make/model of boat it goes to, though. Does it look familiar to anyone?
  20. Chinewalker

    Propeller IDs??

    I just picked up a milk crate full of props. Inlcuded in the lot were these two that I cannot identify. Anybody have any ideas? First one is a smooth bore, pin drive, right hand rotation. 14-inches diameter, 18-inches pitch. Marked Prop Lok on the hub. Blades appear to be cast separately...
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